• The Justice Department is requesting the release of grand jury materials related to Epstein and Maxwell.
• This move is in line with the recently signed Epstein Files Transparency Act.
• Judges Richard Berman and Paul A. Engelmayer are being asked to reconsider previous decisions to keep the documents sealed.
• The grand jury materials reportedly contain limited testimony and information.
• The request follows a 30-day deadline established by the new transparency law.

The U.S. Justice Department has renewed its bid to unseal grand jury materials pertaining to the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. This request is part of a 30-day deadline set by the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates the disclosure of materials related to Epstein and his associates, according to ABC News, Los Angeles Times, South China Morning Post, and Anadolu Agency.

US Attorney Jay Clayton filed a motion seeking authorization from Judges Richard Berman and Paul A. Engelmayer to release these materials, which include testimony and exhibits, subject to necessary redactions. The Department argues that the new law supersedes previous judicial decisions that kept these materials sealed, asserting that the public deserves access to them, according to ABC News and South China Morning Post.

The materials in question reportedly consist of approximately 70 pages of transcripts and other evidence, including a PowerPoint from the grand jury sessions which did not feature testimony from any victims but primarily involved police witnesses. The Justice Department emphasized the need for transparency in this high-profile case to fulfill the law's requirements, according to Los Angeles Times and Anadolu Agency.